Interpersonal relationships

See... All of mine are based on the fact that the person I'm talking to is going to upload the things I say to a medium that I don't have access to... And not my individual sovereignty...

Iam "Yeah I'm perfectly willing to do that in my interpersonal relationships..."

Hym "But everyone else is not. I can follow the rules all I want but I will be the only one doing it and I will get me nothing and nowhere. I'll be in the cage either way. Why waste the energy or the time?"

by Hym Iam May 22, 2022

Infrapersonal Reality Theory

An extension of Interpersonal Reality Theory, focusing on the infra‑individual level—the cognitive, neurological, and psychological infrastructure that shapes how each person experiences reality. It posits that before interpersonal differences, there are infrapersonal differences: variations in attention, memory, sensory processing, and cognitive schemas that mean no two people ever experience the “same” world, even when standing side by side. Reality is not only interpersonally negotiated but also infrapersonally constructed, built from the unique architecture of each mind.

Example: “His infrapersonal reality theory explained why they could never agree on the memory: her brain encoded the event through emotional salience, his through factual detail—different realities from the moment of perception.”

by Dumu The Void March 30, 2026

Infrapersonal Objectivity Theory

A complementary framework to Interpersonal Objectivity Theory, focusing on the cognitive infrastructure that makes objectivity possible at the individual level. It examines how training, education, and internalized practices shape a person’s ability to set aside bias, attend to evidence, and evaluate claims—capacities that are themselves built on infrapersonal foundations (neural pathways, cognitive habits, metacognitive skills). Infrapersonal objectivity is never pure, but it can be cultivated, and it underlies the interpersonal achievement of shared objectivity.

Example: “Her infrapersonal objectivity theory traced how years of lab training reshaped her perceptual habits—she no longer saw what she expected; she saw what the data showed, a skill built into her nervous system over time.”

by Dumu The Void March 30, 2026

Infrapersonal Truth Theory

A framework focusing on how truth is constructed within the individual—through cognitive processes, embodied experience, and the integration of sensory input with prior knowledge. It examines how a person comes to hold something as true at the level of their own mind, independent of social validation. This includes the role of intuition, emotion, embodied knowing, and the slow process of integrating new evidence into existing belief structures. Infrapersonal truth is the ground upon which interpersonal truth‑seeking builds.

Example: “His infrapersonal truth theory explored how physicists ‘feel’ when an equation is beautiful—a kind of truth that operates below the level of proof, guiding their search before consensus arrives.”

by Dumu The Void March 30, 2026

Interpersonal Conflict

Interpersonal conflict refers to any type of conflict involving two or more people. It's different from an intrapersonal conflict, which refers to an internal conflict with yourself. Mild or severe, interpersonal conflict is a natural outcome of human interaction.

Something I have learned is that most interpersonal conflicts are about insignificant things.

by lachlalala July 31, 2023

Interpersonalization

After my last breakup, I started going through some serious interpersonalization — realizing how my habits were shaped by childhood, and how I respond to conflict.

Therapy isn’t just venting. It’s interpersonalization — facing the raw parts of yourself and figuring out how they play out in the real world.

by FrosteFan92 June 25, 2025

Interpersonal Logic Theory

A theory proposing that in practice—outside textbooks—logic, reason, and rationality vary significantly between individuals. It argues that what counts as a “logical” move is shaped by personal history, cultural background, social position, emotional state, and immediate context. No universal logical rule, not even the law of non‑contradiction, operates identically across all people in all situations. Instead, individuals develop situated rationalities: they may accept paradoxes in love, reject valid syllogisms from disliked sources, or prioritize coherence over consistency. The theory does not claim that logic is arbitrary, but that its real‑world functioning is always mediated by the person doing the reasoning, making interpersonal logic as much a study of people as of propositions.

Example: “She understood his argument perfectly but found it illogical because it came from someone she didn’t trust—interpersonal logic theory, where who speaks matters as much as what is said.”

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal March 30, 2026